19810916060019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Richmond, CA · September 16, 1981

Date
September 16, 1981 · 14:25 local
Place
Richmond, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6342M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVD44
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off with near empty fuel tanks for training flight. Ran out of fuel, hit tres landing on golf course fairway.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF WITH NEAR EMPTY FUEL TANKS FOR TRAINING FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL, HIT TRES LANDING ON GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.